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unllke Lhe slLuaLlon wlLh place names, Lhese lmages and Lhe nlcknames LhaL go wlLh Lhem Leach LhaL a race of people can
be represenLed by Lhe characLerlsLlcs deslred for school sporLs Leams. 1he harm LhaL Lhls causes ls easlly seen by many,
whlle oLhers sLruggle Lo see LhaL Lhe lssue goes far beyond vlews of offenslveness and pollLlcal correcLness.
ln 2014, lL ls asLoundlng Lo Lhlnk LhaL groups ln school dlsLrlcLs wanLlng Lo hang on Lo Lhese sLereoLypes Lhlnk LhaL Lhey
are honoring a proud legacy without recognlzlng LhaL Lhey are also planLlng Lhe seeds of lnsLlLuLlonallzed raclsm.
1he planned August 13 Berlin Indian Meet & Greet sponsored by the Save the Berlin Indian Committee represenLs a
huge step backwards for education and the communitys undersLandlng of whaL honor ls really all abouL. 1hls evenL, ln
noL recognlzlng LhaL Lhe elecLed leaders of all 11 Wlsconsln Lrlbes have unanlmously and conslsLenLly asked schools Lo
stop using Indian logos and nicknames represenLs a shameful level of lgnorance. 1hls evenL also does noL recognlze LhaL
ALL Lhe valldaLed emplrlcal research shows ALL sLudenLs are harmed by whaL ls belng celebraLed. 1hls ls Lhe very deflnlLlon
of anLl-educaLlonal.
We know LhaL Lhere are many people of good wlll ln 8erlln who are sLruggllng Lo beLLer undersLand Lhe confllcL of ldeas
behlnd Lhe use of race-based "lndlan sLereoLypes ln school envlronmenLs. Many Llmes ln Lhe pasL, as wlLh Lhe !anuary
school board meeLlng ln 8erlln, Lhe Wlsconsln lndlan LducaLlon AssoclaLlon has offered Lo asslsL Lhe 8erlln Area School
ulsLrlcL ln helplng Lhe communlLy Lo beLLer undersLand Lhls complex lssue. 1helr conLlnued lack of acLlon Lo Lake advanLage
of Lhese offers ls one of Lhe reasons why Lhe klnd of evenL planned for AugusL 13 has been organlzed.
1he one Lhlng we know for sure ln Lhe currenL soclal cllmaLe ls LhaL Lhe mosL vlLal lssue for everyone Lo undersLand lnvolves
!"#$"%& for oLhers. '"#$"%& sLarLs wlLh belng wllllng Lo sLep aslde from well-lnLended, buL harmful percepLlons and see
things from anothers point of view, especially when that point of view involves the very people that are the focus of the
honoring. The more each of us recognizes this, the sooner we will be able to stop all harmful race-based sLereoLyplng.
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